Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy, until Neoplatonism.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course aims at giving a basic knowledge of both particular concepts and way of thinking in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy. It also takes into account the influence it had on the History of philosophy till nowadays. It goes through the many schools and their main characters, whose major theses are studied by the way of reading texts. The content is the following:
- Socratics Schools (Megarics, Cyrenaics and Cynics)
- The Academy
- The Lyceum and Aristotelism
- Scepticism
- Stoicism
- Epicurianism
- Middle Platonism and Neoplatonism
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Reference is done to Greek and Latin notions, but no knowledge of ancient languages is required. However it is highly recommended to attend my History of Ancient Philosophy (PHIL0009-1) course (Q1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Every session stands of an ex cathedra part and a collective reading of some major texts.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
1st term, 2h/week, Friday 3-5 PM.
Recommended or required readings
Students will be given an access to a collection of texts, documents and bibliography.
Written work / report
Additional information:
Students will send their essay in January.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Students are asked to buy the book Histoire de la philosophie de l'Antiquité, available at the shop of the Presses de l'Université de Liège.
Contacts
Simon Fortier
Department of Philosophy
Place du 20-Août, 7, bat. A1
4000 Liège
Tel.: +32 (0)4 366 92 00
e-mail: simon.fortier@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Handbook on History of hellenistic and imperial philosophy
Only the fourth and last part of this handbook concerns this course.